>> the time is 6:59 a.m.. we are from a rain. >> the search for a 14 year- old boy accused of killing his sister is over. coming up i will tell you what is next for him. >> we will began talking about the rain. >> we will take what we can get. light rain is reported in spots from the bay. storm tracker 4 is showing light rain for wal-mart a park. it

looks like rain is want to dry out and this should not be too much of a problem. in the east bay, we saw light rain about 15 minutes ago. we are dry in danville. drying up heading to the caldecott tunnel on highway 24. san francisco is mostly dry and it is no longer riding along on march the street. the wet weather will continue and we are dealing with light rain for interstate 580 and castro valley. down in the south, the rain is picking up in intensity not only is it impacting san jose but it is also impact in cupertino. >> you will need to use your umbrella this morning or a rain jacket. the rain is pretty much out of here in future cast 4 shows a

just that. it is tapering off and by 9:00 a.m. it will be mainly dry weather. the clouds will stick around as we head into afternoon and i will not be surprised if we see a few pop up showers. for the rest of the day, the temperatures are in the '50s. by 3:00 p.m. breaks of sun is expected with a high in the upper 50s, low 60's. i do have changes in the weather pattern as we head into the weekend and i will have a look to cheer 7 day forecast coming up. >> it is not to bet on the freeway we do have light rain is moving to rob the bay but no major problems for hot spots. the chp is responding to minor's spinoffs but nothing major. it is busy headed to san francisco. you also will seek bridge crews responding to installed a

big rig. this is westbound just after the toes in. it is backed up on the left- hand side and you are looking okay. fasttrack plans are on the right-hand side. it is still less than 25 minutes for your ride to san francisco. overall, it is not too bed. >> snow finally is falling up in the sierra. the sea resorts have been desperate. we sent the j.r. stone up there to track their conditions. >> there is a bit of a confusion of where i am because i woke up this morning and i can tell you it was wide snow all over the place. when i went to bed,-as i am looking off at

alpine meadows in the lake tahoe area. there is wide snow all over the place. a lot of the signs are covered up. that is one of the reasons why i am on the side of the road because i took a couple of wrong turns. these roads are not in the best shape. nevertheless, i woke up and we had about half a foot of snow. it really took me a long time to get out. it is slow on the road. >> we have not seen a snow up there but how are the locals to take it? >> they have been waiting for this all week and i spoke with some people from north star and they stated that people do not understand that we have had pretty good scheme because they have became cold and they have has no makers of but was something like this comes, it is all energy. hopefully, if you want to go

skiing it was taking much longer but nevertheless, they are expecting snow today and tomorrow. they are all smiles. they just smiled at me the whole time. >> they're glad the snow has came. >> that is the perspective from the higher elevations. >> mike pelton has been out chasing the storm. everywhere you go there is rancor in >> you just know you are desperate for ran when you go or around just to see a puddled just like this one in lafayette. you may see a few sprinkles. although it is not much wind, so far, i have seen the we use in their when shell wipers. just in case the right actually picks up. these

showers have been scattered. i saw similar conditions earlier this morning. normally, this time of year we are talking about the rain, too much. >> it is really nice to what. i think it will be great if they're ran all the way to april. >> however been handling the downpours this morning? >> the dog had to put his a jacket on. his shivering. >> to put this into perspective loftiest is about 5 in. of rain in january. so far, is only a 10th of an edge. >> developing story out of

oakland where the search continues for 14 year old boy who is accused of shooting and killing his 17 year-old sister. off kron4 will tran is live at the oakland police department with more. >> he knew that the oakland police department was searching for him for about a week. we're not sure where he was or how he got by as a 14 year-old. that is cord to come out with the court documents but his family want to instill the police department unannounced and the tournament. he is in the custody of the oakland police apartment. here is video of the crime scene. the murder took place about a week ago on thursday. his older sister justice lives with their grandmother in oakland's chinatown. at 12:15 p.m. something happened, reportedly, he got mad because she put bleach on his clothes. he shot at hercules one time, she died

at the san and then he left the apartment complex. they never recovered the handgun the use. for a week, the thought he was armed and dangerous. >> here is the picture of a justice. she is his older sister, and she is also a mother. prosecutors will have to decide the motive. they have not released that. his attorney stated that they're not sure and they will have to wait for the prosecutors to decide. they do have options, they could charge of as a juvenile or as an adult. that would be key to this case. if he is convicted as a juvenile he will not spend much time behind bars and he may be release in his mid-20s. if he is tried as an adult, that means that he will have to have more time in prison. will find out more later with a plan to do. >> new this morning. they

have made to arrest for two brothers who had something to do with the bombing that happen in russian. this has become the center of these two bombings. a killed 34 people in russia is cracking down with tight security. the winter olympics is set to come next friday. terrorist groups have made a lot of threats. >> the time is 7:09 a.m.. we had our eye on weather and traffic. here is a look at what is left of the storm in san francisco. we just have clouds and we will be okay. let's train like it's race day. what's up ted? i think i forgot to pay a bill.

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>> welcome back. the time is 7:12 a.m.. >> you can see the rain that is falling. we have more on your forecast coming up.

>> welcome back. the time is 7:15 a.m.. starting to taper off the rain. it is fighting to the north impacting petaluma stretching down to about. drier weather is approaching san rafael and the golden gate bridge. that east bay has 15 minutes of light rain. we are drying out in concord and walnut creek. a few pop up showers along highway 4 in to pittsburg. in fact,

pittsburg has moderate rain. it is coming down a little heavier. as we focus on the mid peninsula, rain is awaiting you for burlingame. down in the south of this is where most of the wang currently says. interstate 280 and all three freeways are impacted. here is a look of a future cast 4. the rate is working his way out of here. >> by 8:00 a.m. just a few showers and as you put the stock into motion by 9:00 a.m. is to be dry dock. although we are anticipating mostly cloudy conditions. we do have an impulse moving in and i would not face a prize if a few pop up showers for the rest of today. overall, the main storm has passed. in the sierra, we have been

waiting for snow and we are tracking a winter storm warning. periods of heavy snow is expected. we're not anticipating too much. we will accumulate more snow in the higher elevations >> the seven day are around the bay shows unsettled weather just keep your umbrellas handy. we are anticipating cloudy conditions. take a look at this weekend, partly cloudy conditions. it looks like is we head into next week high pressure is on to rebuild them by wednesday it will be back into the mid 60's. the time is 7:17 a.m.. >> if you are driving outside and not forget your headlights in your wipers. just take it easy. drive at a reduced speed watch out for puddles. there are no major hot spots but it is busy outside. on the bay bridge heading into san

francisco you could see it is backed up. bridge crews are still responding to was stalled been great. it is blocking the far right lane. less than 30 minutes down to the san francisco. the ride to the san mateo bridge is fine. switching over to the traffic maps i want to show you a minor crash on southbound 1 01 ed millbrae. it is slow in both directions of 101 between sfo in millbrae ave. if your headed south approaching the crash it will take about 22 minutes. >> through the salsa heading towards mountain view this is pretty normal for this time of year. it is a little crowded on the guadalupe parkway. there are no major

problems for the south bay you just need to it use extra caution. there was a look picture traffic. >> the time is 7:18 a.m. pripet new details this morning on the fire at a metal plant in redwood city. ininvestigators now believe that the fire may have been deliberately set. they're looking at a video taken from several locations around the facility. police say that an employee heard a loud explosion in the morning of the fire, and death claims sparked inside stockpiles. >> one a creek police have arrested three people in connection with a kaiser parking garage robbery. 20 year-old shaina day and two teenage boys were arrested yesterday. they're all from

concord. they are accused of robbing a kaiser hospital worker. it happened a week ago and hospitals parking garage on south main street. police said that one suspect was harmed with a knife and another had a bad. >> we could get a verdict today out of florence, italy in the third murder trial of the american exchange student amanda knox. her boyfriend-s e in her boyfriend were accused in 2007 of her roommate's murder. in their first trial, she and her boyfriend were convicted and sentenced to prison. a second trial acquitted the two of them, but italy's highest court ordered a new appeal trial. she has remained in seattle during this trial. >> a man is recovering after

he fell into a wood chipper. fran arce works at a company that shreds of barks into wood chips in vancouver, washington. if this is just north of portland. was something got stuck inside the machine, he went in thinking that everything was turned off. >> frank said that he felt that he had a lot angels out there with him. frank has a broken pelvis, scattereshattered ankle, bruised liver, and a broken leg. his company says the they will pay his medical bills. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. airlines have gotten really creative when it comes at had a feast your fair. we will show you which one travelers hate the most.

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line >> new this morning. at least one baby made her debut in that grid lock. baby grace anderson could not wait for traffic to clear during the winter storm. when mom and dad knew they would not make it to the hospital, they called 911. a traffic officer

pulled up just a few minutes later. >> i walked over to them and i said are you broke down? i cannot tell if there were on the phone and he said no actually we are having a baby. he ran to his car and got a first-aid kit. the biggest thing was try to keep her warm. >> so did with the help of the officer helped usher grace into the world. right there in the family car. mom, dad and baby are doing just fine this morning. they say that they're very thankful for the first responders on like the officer who helped with choruses of delivery.grace's ded we are watching stocks are right now.

>> google is selling motorola in a multibillion- dollar deal. the internet giant is selling its motorola smart phone business the chinese pc maker in lenovo for $2.9 billion. the deal includes motorola's smart phone brands like moto x and motog and adroit alter series. google will retain ownership of most of their motorola mobility patterns. the deal is still subject to regulatory approval. >> so what happens if pot is illegal here and you are flying somewhere else. it turns out that's a presently carrying marijuana on a plant in colorado and washington, tuesdays and are

at the forefront of legalizing marijuana. that is posing a problem for people who travel to other states. right now, the tsa refers all minor drug to local authorities. they cannot arrest people who have an ounce or less. so for now, airports in colorado and washington are warning people will fly about what the feds can do once they're out of their state. >> extra fees add up to big profits for airlines. it is a big headehead back for rest of us. to beat the fees, you really need to know your bed zeros. their allies have more than 20 different levels. most carriers have it checked baggage feet, but southwest and jet blue do not. you can also avoid the fee by using airline affiliated credit cards or

frequent flier programs. some airlines are starting to charge if you as much as $80 if you want your seat change. you can't avoid $10 to $25 and fees by booking your flight is on line instead of over the phone. >> we have a little bit of grain moving out of the bay area. we will be right back. [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek.

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check out the sierra this morning. he can't j.r. stone is out and can see the street sign to but it all looks the same. with snow on the ground which is good news. they can get one to 2

ft. if they're about 8,000 ft. or so. places like heavenly are at the highest elevations are really happy about this now. and right now back in the bay area with rain and a hot spot. rabin? >>: down in the south bay on highway 17. the rain pushing

out of the bay area. we do have a ban impacting the north bay stretching from the marin county coastline heading to the east bay. fairfield for those of you want the delta. approaching concord walnut creek. from

9:00 to 6 tonight expect a spotty light sprinkle 3 it kind of miss the injury like what we experienced yesterday. when this is often that we could accumulate up to a half-inch and i think the biggest impact will be the slippery roads. we do have changes to talk about three out about what tomorrows biggest challenge is coming up in 15 minutes. that our biggest challenge this morning is finding the rain. kron4's mike pelton is a lafayette this morning. >>: what are getting here and east bay is just a little bit of rain. the rain has tapered off. after a series of scattered storms earlier this morning. right

now drivers are only dealing with some slick roads. here you can see some of the rainfall here in lafayette street just about an hour ago. i found a few people birkenau the umbrellas this morning just in case the rain got too heavy. a lot of cars also use their windshield wipers for the first time this year. normally it lafayette see is a few inches for this time of year. right now it's about a 10th of an entry into the slick roadways of the drivers are contending with. i guess you have to take what you can give our of the renown not getting much street our cameras are rolling and we did catch some rain falling an oakland street here it is very light rain that was falling and east bay was actually the last to see it. and now pretty much gone. >>: off happening now police

are warning students that they are still looking for the man who walked naked into the south san francisco high-school girls locker room earlier this month. he exposed themselves to five cheerleaders before running away. police say no one was touched or injured. officers issued a sketch. the man is described as a white man in his late forties over 6 ft. tall and 190 to 200 lbs.. he is balding with short dark brown hair and a large build. a warning this morning on the peninsula 3 the someone is out there impersonating a water department employee to get access to people's homes and rob them. police in hillsborough said the suspect told the homeowner

he needed to check for broken pipes. and told them to go into different rooms to turn the water off. while they were distracted the imposter still stings from the home. eventually they tell the homeowner they need to go out to buy some parts. described as a white man in his early 46 ft. 2 and 220 lbs.. he was wearing a blue long sleeved t-shirt and wore sneakers. police a real utility employees drive cleared marked

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the wet weather is definitely slowing everyone down this morning. adding

on a few extra moments. the only opera and granite creek we have the left lane shutdown. if your coming out concord walnut creek a crash rapping up at a casio right at the off ramp. that's still backed up three-ignacio. a quick check on your ride into san francisco. a stalled big rig after the bay bridge toll plaza that is gone out of

the way. lights are on ever still backed up. a quick check of your ride across the san mateo bridge. in doing fine this morning. you can see the roads are wed so watch your speed. drive carefully and if you're in an area that's a rainy don't forget your headlights and wipers. much tougher those puddles as well but a good ride from the peninsula out to the east bay. >>darya: good morning gary. and >>gary: come morning. what we say every thursday before a big event. once the games start? >>darya: because i don't want to out super bowl you i will start with basketball and go local. i know you like that >>gary: you are a genius. was that idea? >>darya: of course. >>darya: no one around here are the general fans' talk much about college basketball but they had three games last night. i do not remember and you know i keep files and i went

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this morning on the kron 4 morning news. we're tracking rain as it moves across the bay area.here's what the radar

looks like right now.we have the latest you need to know for your day. good morning and thanks for joining us on this thursday. i'm mark danon. and as erica said the rain is here, but there's not much of it. kron 4's mike pelton is in lafayette. mike, how's it looking out there? up in the sierra, the much needed rain is turning into snow. the national weather service issued a winter storm warning for the lake tahoe area early this morning. moderate to heavy rains and mountain snow developed overnight. rain and sleet hit the mountains earlier in the day yesterday. then it turned to snow overnight. which is so important for ski resorts.

they've been hit hard by the winter drought. some areas could see a foot of snow. other locations above 8 - thousand feet could get up to 2- feet of snow. the search for a 14 year old boy accused of shooting and killing his older sister is over. mario tolliver had been on the run for more than a week until he quietly turned himself in to the oakland police department. joining us live at police headquarters is kron 4's will tran with what's next in the case. the 14-year-old boy accused of killing his sister last week, in the chinatown

district of oakland, is now in police custody. mario toliver allegedly shot his 17-year-old sister, justice, last thursday. accompanied by family members, toliver walked into the oakland police department yesterday afternoon. police haven't released a motive for the shooting family members say mario shot justice because he was mad that she had bleached his clothes. detectives credit the family for pressuring toliver to turn himself in. toliver is currently in the juvenile detention center charged with murder. the police report has been filed. but it may take months to third find out if the sheriff's deputy who shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez will be charged.

santa rosa police have completed their investigation into the october shooting by deputy erick gelhaus. prosecutors have the final report. the sonoma county district attorney is not saying when her review of the report will be finished. lopez was holding a toy gun that looked like an assault rifle when gelhaus shot him. lopez's parents have sued the county. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. rain is in the forecast. check out this video from oakland earlier. we'll be following the rain for you all morning long. and new this morning. at least one baby made her

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baby grace anderson.couldn't wait for traffic to clear during the winter storm. when mom and dad knew they wouldn't make it to the hospital, they called 9-1-1. of all walked over to them and i said are not broken down. i saw he was on the fault and he said no actually we are having a baby. >>: the biggest thing was just trying to keep her warm. and a traffic officer pulled up just a few minutes later.

so dad with the help of officer sheffield helped usher grace into the world.right there in the family car. mom, dad and baby are doing just fine this morning. and say they're thankful for first responders like sheffield who help get grace to the hospital. here's a new picture of mom dad and baby.taken by a friend of the family. >>erica: hair and the weather center i will have a look at some live pictures as well as storm tracker 41 the kron4 morning news returns. kerri: kerri the sparkle fairy here.

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we've learned some new information about this story just this morning. >>erica: sprinkles is all we are scene out there. it is

alive with a storm tracker 4. he vintage of the bay area is definitely trying up. we do have a few scattered showers out to the livermore valley closer to tracy. in many is to use your web show wipers as you had to san jose mineta. futurecast 4 shows the rain tapering off. all seem much as we head into the afternoon perhaps a few pockets of showers. but nothing to organize. we do

have any trouble spot over and the east bay attend high with 24 backing up your ride through all rendell. this is east bound 24 directly across from the iran the bart station. all emergency crews are on scene do that with a multi car crashed about six cars involved. the two right lanes are blocked. if you have to travel from oakland to or read that are contra costa county right now the drive time is really not too bad. want to give up

to the crash its crawling after the scene that opens up. we haven't talked about the north bay much mao no problems. stopping gaga of the bottle of the way out of luxembourg. your ride into san francisco is improving. it getting better by the minute. no major trouble spots in the maze. still backed up to the west grant of the crossing. in a quick check here over the san mateo bridge street always crowded. that's westbound traffic heading out toward it hayward. >>: officials in atlanta are taking any chances today. they're shouting things down. school district and state and local governments are keeping buildings close today. they'd been warned that all the sludge and melted snow will likely rephrase. earlier this

week, car slid into each other on frozen rolls, turning freeways into parking lots. some people were stranded in their cars for at least a day. temperatures are expected to drop to about 15 degrees tonight before rising to 50 degrees tomorrow. >>: some parents in utah are outraged because their children school lunches were taken away from them and throw out because they did not have enough money in their accounts. it happened to up to 40 elementary students at a salt lake city school. the district realized a lot of students owed money for lunches but they'd already served a much. cafeteria workers went into the light lunches from the kids. they say they threw out the lunches because they can't be served another student. the students were given fruit and milk instead. the parents say children shouldn't be punished for the parents' mistakes.

a former teacher in southern california has been sentenced to 10 years in private prison for posing as a girl on facebook. he was convicted of doing this to be nude photos and video from underage boys. more than 100 boys were caught up in this. the former teacher zachary reeder, was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to various felonies. he's not believed to have had any & contact with the boys. >>: >>darya:new details this morning on the fire at a metal plant in redwood city last month. investigators now believe the fire may have been deliberately set.

they're looking at video taken from several locations around the sims metal facility. and while they haven't determined an exact cause of the blaze. police say an employee heard a loud explosion the morning of the fire, and that flames sparked in stockpile of metal recyclables shortly afterwards. we could get a verdict today out of florence italy, in the third murder trial of american exchange student amanda knox. she and ex-boyfriend raffaele sollecito are accused in the 2007 of knox's british roommate meredith kercher. in their first trial knox and sollecito were

convicted and sentenced to prison. a second trial acquitted the two, but italy's highest court ordered a new appeals trial. knox has remained in seattle during this trial. the saga continues for justin bieber this morning. the 19-year-old now faces assault charges in toronto for allegedly hitting a limo driver several times in the back of the head. here's video of the pop star turning himself in to toronto police. the incident actually happened last month, but bieber just turned himself in yesterday. this is the second arrest in a week for him. he's also under investigation for drag racing, d-u-i and drug charges in florida. he's pleaded not guilty to those charges. and police are still investigating a possible felony egging incident on bieber's neighbors house in los angeles. bieber's closest friends. including singer usher. now rallying around bieber down in panama. hoping to slap some sense into him a man is recovering after falling into a woodchipper. frank arce works at a company that shreds bark into wood chips in

vancouver, washington. just north of portland. when something got stuck inside the machine, he went in thinking everything was turned off. then he heard the machine start up. frank said he felt he had a lot of angels out there with him. it's fitting that he has a tattoo that says "send me an angel." frank has a broken pelvis, shattered ankle, bruised liver, and broken leg. his company says it will pay all of his medical bills. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. rain moving through the bay area this morning. and we mean moving.some of it's already moved on.

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we are back with a lettuce on some tech news for you. google is selling motorola in a multi-billion dollar deal. the internet giant is selling its motorola smartphone business to chinese p-c maker lenovo for the deal includes motorola smartphone brands like the moto x and moto g. and the droid ultra series --$2.9 billion. but google will retain ownership of most of its motorola mobility patents.

the deal is still subject to regulatory approval. lenovo also acquired i-b- m's p-c business and brand in 2005 asked >>darya:it turns out its surprisingly easy to carry marijuana on a plane in colorado and washington. two states that are at the forefront for legalizing marijuana. but that's posing a problem for people travelling to other states. right now, the t-s-a refers all minor drugs to local police. they cannot arrest people who have an ounce or less of pot. so for now, airports in colorado and washington are warning flyers about what the feds can do once they're out of state. which can include arrests and fines. extra fees add up to a big profit for airlines -- and a big headache for the rest of us. to beat the fees, you really need to know your bag fee rules. because they vary from airline to airline.

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checked and jet blue don't. you can also avoid the fee by using airline-affiliated credit cards or frequent flier programs. some airlines are starting to charge if you as much as 80-dollars if you ask for a seat change. you can avoid 10 to 25- dollars in fees by booking flights online instead of over the phone. also, it could cost you anywhere from 30 to 200- dollars to change your itinerary -- so beware. a democratic push to boost the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour is a long shot in congress this election year, even after president barack obama made it a centerpiece of his few expect democrats to muster the 60 votes needed in a showdown senate roll call. the republican-run house rejected a similar plan last year and seems unlikely to revisit the issue soon. win or lose, democrats are eager for votes on raising the current $7.25 minimum wage.

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and welcome back to the kron4 morning news. and as erica said the rain is here, but there's not much of it. here's a look at storm tracker 4. dry right now.

the showers continue to move east and south. so we are still seen some snow currently falling and the sierra nevada and as we head into the afternoon the chance exists for just light scattered sprinkle. here's a look at some of their rain fall total. barely saw any rain as san francisco. again we could accumulate a little bit more but looks like most of the rain is over and down with. spotty showers on tap for the rest of the day. as we head into the rest of the weekend. he should be partly cloudy conditions and then at another opening. then a 10 percent chance as we head into your sunday. full details on that. i sure your 7 day around the bay forecast for it was check-in with traffic with rabin. >>: a new hot spot over and east ave. the biggest problem out there is a crash on highway 24. east bound 24

at camino pablo and all ran the. this is not too far from the orlando bart station. the two right lanes are blocked. this crash may be blocking for a while if you're heading out of oakland out towards contra costa county. your back up now stretches to the caldecott tunnel and quickly growing and the opposite direction. the other trouble spot is in oakland. efforts to bail ave. blocking off ramp and not lost in the lanes. it is crawling as director way out of san leandro. if you have to travel through oakland coming from san leandro and to try to get to san francisco boat freeways are packed this morning. roads are went so give yourself a

lot of space between you and the cars around you. you can easily spend out to take it easy out there. darya? >>darya: happening now. police are were getting

at 833 we continue to attract rain as it moves into the bay area and now it's moved on out. kron4's terisa estacio is live from san mateo that here in san mateo on a thursday morning residents here are waking up to rain. it's not a lot of rain but it's certainly having an impact. take a look at this car you can see it's dotted up with raindrops and on the streets they are damp here as well. this car ride here you can see the windshield wipers were on. as i mentioned it's not a lot of rain but that doesn't matter to some residents. this is just a little bit of rain as making a very happy. >>: this morning it's thursday what you think. >>: i think it's a beautiful thing. it's so needed. i am ecstatic. i play golf and i am glad it's raining. >>: we still play in the rain? of >>: yes i will play. paris

>>: te'o terisa estacio kron 4 news street to >>: new this morning. livermore police have arrested this man 71 year- old hayes use--jesus vega jr. on charges of sexual abuse of a minor. the victim in this case is a six year old acquaintance. vega is a convicted sex offender who served eight years for a 1989 conviction on similar charges. please don't leave that there are any other victims in this case. a warning this morning on the peninsula someone is out there impersonating a water department employee to get access to people holmes and

rob them. police in hillsboro say the suspect told the homeowners he needed to check for broken pipes and told them to go into different rooms to turn the water off. while they were distracted the imposter still stings from the home. eventually they tell the homeowner they need to go out to buy some parts. the suspect is described as a white man in his early 46 ft. 2 in 220 lbs.. he was wearing a blue long sleeved t-shirt and were sneakers. police several utility employees drive clearly marked vehicles and carry id. a fire was raging thursday morning and a strip mall and elizabeth, new jersey. this for alarm fire several small stores that were in flames and several roads were completely engulfed treat the stores are near several homes with the firefighters were able to say. no one authority's a house fire in western kentucky has killed as many as nine people and injured two others. 11

people lived in the home about 130 mi. southwest of the wheel. the three month old puppy found in the trash and saved by workers at a recycling plant in san francisco will go to her new home today. these are new photos of gem. more than 200 people from around the country entered a lottery to a doctor. a worker at the plant to one and will take her home this afternoon. gem has been in foster care while recovering from her injuries. >>: we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues watching storm tracker 4 some rain we are tracking. weights.

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nomination because the academy says that the composer, bruce broughton, send e-mail is out to members of the academies of music bridge so that would be aware of the nomination. >> trend in this morning. you have heard a part-time work. what about part-time relationships? apparently that is the goal of a new dating website. here's our work's three part-time love.com matches people for what it is called low maintenance relationships. off before you judge, the creators say it is not setting up people for one- night stands, but filling a niche for independent people want to make a love connection but still have their own meantime. this web site just went live at the start of the year. >> coming up on kron 4 news.

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with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >> welcome back. take it looked at this. to bay area high school teams and one in san shot at the buzzer to send this game into overtime. temi-dayo yussuf, a star at st. joseph of notre dame high school in alameda make this shot. there was only six and seven seconds left on the clock friday night when they played el cerrito. he

grabbed the rebound, turned around and would to hands, launched the ball some 80 ft. into the shot. that tied the game is 61. but elcerrito end up winning the game. >> we are getting a closer look this morning of the new downtown arena for the sacramento kings. the plan includes a grand entrance with a big window that looks into the ring up from the street. there's also a massif scoreboard and among other high-tech features. these are renderings come from six months of

workshops, open houses, town halls and focus it rid the kings hope to break ground on the arena this summer. >> a uta ape has correctly picked the winner of the super bowl six straight years. the ape, named eli, would choose between the paper elements of the denver broncos in the seattle seahawks this morning and it's about hogle zoo in salt lake city. zookeeper's and let the full grown ape loose in the room with the elements and the one that he touches will be his pick. >> also do not forget about sports night live with gary

radnich tonight at 9:00 p.m.. it is all about the super bowl. gary it will be joined by super agent, and leigh steinberg. he was a former 49er quarterbacformer que young's agent. he was also be joined by a raiders running back napoleon kaufman . >> rain continues to mold to the east and we are still attracting light snow. as we head into the afternoon you can expect a mix of sun and clouds but plenty of breaks. the the temperatures will reach the upper 50s for the most part. 57 degrees for oakland and 59 for sunnyvale. let's talk about snow because we have a

winter storm warm in effect for the sierra ballot. later this afternoon we may see about 2 in. for a tall. we will continue to see more snow overnight more than 3 in. and we will see to 1 1/2 inches for tall. your chains will be required. >> the seven day are around the bay shows partly cloudy conditions for the weekend and a 10% chance for showers. next week, high pressure will build and we will see temperatures climb back into the mid to upper 60s. >> that is a look picture bay area forecast. maligned here is the snow bomb ski report. >> we have changes to talk about. 6 in. of snow for all the resorts, sierra tahoe has 21 in., 25 for squaw valley and kirk wood has a

base of 25. >> for those of you head in how to do not forget to take your chains because they are required on all major highways. we have a hot spot to talk about, highway 24 out of oakland into or when the. eastbound 24, six cars and the two right lanes are blocked. you are back to the call to caught on to the oakland side. it is up to 26 minutes. if you're coming out of or in the tried to get on 24 you cannot use that rep. >> a new trouble spot for santa clara. a fresh crash is blocking the two right lanes and backing you up in sunnyvale. the northbound right still crawling all the way into paula out so. >> into san francisco it gets better. 10 cars are

deep, some of the cash lanes it is a huge improvement compared to what we saw 15 minutes ago. the drive time is continuing and the mean lights are still on. it is a good light into san francisco. >> 92, is still doing fine. it has been trouble-free so what she did to the peninsula, connected to 101 you will see heavy traffic both north and south bound. >> it may not be running at the moment but the roles are still solid. please try it a decent speed. >> first lady michelle obama is quick to pay a visit to the bay area. today she will participate in at least one democratic national committee fundraiser. friday, she would join house minority leader nancy pelosi for a democratic congressional campaign meeting.

>> governor jerry brown is getting a lot a love from california voters. a poll by the public policy institute of california says that a strong majority of likely voters approved his overall handling of his job. six and 10 likely voters approved the job that he is performing, including 57 percent of independents. his budget proposal, which funnels more money to k-12 education, devotes $11 billion to pay downstate that and say is 1.6 billion in a rainy day fund. among republicans, 66 percent approved. >> an appeals court will not hear the state's controversial of high-speed rail plan. the state's high court declined to take the case directly which was what governor brown wanted to happen. instead, the high court ordered an expedited

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that michael crabtree is going to tweet richard sherman's name during the super bowl? >> i do not think so. >> what about marijuana made reference? >> what do you say? >> i am personally pulling for endeavor. >>denver. >> coming up one the kron4 morning news. an arrest and east bay of a man in his seven days accused of molesting a child.70's accused a

child. we will have the latest in a live report. >> much-needed rain is falling in the bay area this morning. it is a light rain. but it is rain nonetheless. erica will give us a complete look at the forecast. >> at 9:15 a.m.. we will talk to our financial expert rob black. he will have today's winners and losers for wall street. for over 60,000 california foster children, nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal.

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line >> the top stories this morning. the rain is giving way. we will talk about how much we received. >> snow arrives in the sierra overnight. we're going to talk live to kron four's j-r stone who's been driving around lake tahoe this morning. >> and 148 year-old accused of killing his 17 year-old sister over laundry is now in the custody of the oakland police. the question is whether or not he will be charged as a juvenile or an adult. >> we are tracking the rain moving through the bay. it is now gone but i was

wondering about the chance of a few showers here are there. i am a little confused. >> i am keeping my umbrella are wrong all day. >>around all day. >> nothing to organized is expected. you will not get totally so if you do not have your umbrella but unsettled weather is scheduled to continue for the afternoon in fact, during the evening the chance will go up. we could see a few scattered showers in the east bay interior. storm tracker 4 is showing dry conditions. in terms of the rainfall totals we have not stimulated much in fact, we have only seen a 10th of an inch. a little less for those of you in san jose. as we head into the afternoon by lunchtime you can expect

mid to upper 50s. mostly cloudy and the formation of fog later on tonight. we still have more moore's to talk about for the weekend and i will have a look at your forecast coming up. the >> we still have a trouble spot, a hot spot highway 24 and eastbound direction. this is a multi car crash. take a look at the map, eastbound 24--it happen over and hour ago but because there's so many cars and off they had to request more tow trucks. you are still backed up in both of these directions. for those of you who plan on traveling out towards the peninsula we still have this crashed on highway 1 01, northbound at the shoreline. this is

coming out of mountain view into paula out so. >> the traffic is crawling. your south bond ride is a normal stop and go from menlo park heading into palo alto. >> >> snow falling in the sierra for the first time in a long time. it's a welcome sight for area ski resorts. kron 4's j-r stone is live in the sierra >> i want to zoom out to show you the amounts. when i zoom man, you concede all of this know that is coming down .

>> these calls are out here. you concede people are out here in the are loving every minute of this. this is something that we have not seen for what. >> is looking good. i am just mesmerized. >> they gave me the option, they told me the day could get me a--give me some skis what you are headed.while you a >> a reminder, there are chain requirements. there

is a winter storm warning. >> the search for a 14 year old boy accused of shooting and killing his older sister is over. mario tolliver had been on the run for more than a week until he quietly turned himself in to the oakland joining us live at police headquarters is kron 4's will tran with what's next in the case. will? >> they have not made a decision as to how they will charge him. that is key to his future. obviously, he will not spend as much time in jail as a juvenile as to what as an adult. he turned

himself said yesterday to oakland police department about 2:30 p.m.. according to his attorney, everyone is thankful because this ended peacefully. here is video of the crime scene. he shot according to the oakland police department his 17 year-old sister one time and then fled the scene. they have surveillance video and they never recovered the gun. they believe that he was armed and dangerous. the argument was over laundry because he believed that she poured a bleach on his clothes. >> here is a pitcher of the sister. sheet is a mother. right now, i am waiting from the district attorney to contact me as to how they are going to make their decision. i'll let you know if there receive the case and what charges would she faced. >> it could be a big day for

him and his family. uphill will have to find out. >> do we find out who he was with? >> the oakland police department never answered that question. how could a 14 year old child be on the run for a week with limited resources. they never even answered. who was gunned the have? >> they both stayed with the grandmother and they told me that they're not talking about that because it is a part of the investigation. if he is charged, all these things should come out. once this bald is rolling and charges are filed, that will come out and we will know more about this case. there's so many questions out there. >> bank so i will.

>thanks alot will. >> and the police report has been filed. but it may take months to find out of the sheriff deputy was shot and killed 13 year-old andy lopez be charged. santa rosa police have completed theirprosecutors have the final report. the sonoma county district attorney is not saying when her review of the report will be finished. lopez was holding a toy gun that looks like an assault rifle when he was shot. his parents have sued the county. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. why was cooling utah decided to throw away student school lunches. their parents are out

reached this morning. >> plus, hundred snakes were found inside a southern california man's home. how he managed to keep them all inside and what led to him eventually be arrested.

>> welcome back. police say a schoolteacher has been arrested after at least 300 snakes were found inside his southern california home. santa ana police cpl. anthony bertagna says officers found between 300 and 400 pythons after searching the house early wednesday after neighbors complained of a rotting stench. bertagna says some of the snakes are alive and some are dead. he says the pythons were kept in plastic bins throughout the five- bedroom house, along with mice and rats.

bertagna says 53-year-old schoolteacher william buchman was arrested for investigation of neglect in the care of animals. >> w this is just overwhelming people--it smells like someone is dead. >> all the reporters were holding their noses. >> bertagna says animal control officials had tried to work with buchman for several months but sought a warrant after they were not allowed inside the home. >> i will talk about the weather and what to expect when the kron4 news continues.

>> welcome back. officials in atlanta aren't taking any chances today. they're shutting things down. school districts and state and local governments are keeping buildings closed today. they've been warned that all the slush and melted snow will likely refreeze. earlier this week, cars slid into each other on frozen roads, turning freeways into parking lots. some people were stranded in their cars for at least a day. temperatures are expected to drop to about 15-degrees tonight before rising to 50- degrees tomorrow. >> this time round we have a

new trouble spot for the peninsula on 1 01 heading to of mountain view. this crash is after the shoreline boulevard. unfortunately chp issued a traffic alert. that is why you are crawling as she tried to get out of sunnyvale. south bond is normally a tough commute from menlo park through palo alto. of course, this is added. there is good news for the east bay. highway 24, all lanes are finally opened. this is gone out of the way but it is still a very slow ride in both directions. we have had no major problems for the southbound ride out of hayward and to union city. look at the road sensors. the traffic is crawling all the way towards highway 237.

>> there is a huge improvement from the maze all the way to downtown. a quick check on 92, we have had no problems. it is still crowded. this is westbound traffic heading out to foster city. the drive time is under 12 minutes. >> i did see breaks of sunshine and some of your camera shots. a mixture of sun and clouds over the bay bridge. storm tracker 4 shows the rain has pushed out but it does not necessarily mean that were done with that. we may encounter drizzle for the afternoon. keep your umbrellas handy just in case. store tracker in satellite shows said the green is pushing out however, we are still there

was no and the sierra nevada. there are going to be periods of heavy snow. lake level was the 4 to 6 in.. a little more higher at 7000 to 8,000 ft.. >> your 7 day around the bay shows partly cloudy conditions for saturday and sunday. we're looking at a 10% chance of showers. nothing to organize but we may see unsettled weather. high pressure is born to build and plenty of sunshine will be expected and temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s. >> we are watching today's winners and losers with rob black. >> there is a big deal for facebook earnings. >> there of 15%. $1.2

billion. there up 16%. monthly act of mobile users pripet up 39%. they started talking about taking all of google in the next two years. think about it, when you google me if you are looking for pictures of me. any old web sites that might have made. >> facebook will show you any great vacations that i have gone on. it is more personal, more social. facebook is in the right place for the next years. >> that search will be a lot more powerful and needed for instance, if your honor to search for me on twister, google cannot find it because it is a closed system. finding things give facebook an enormous power to compete. mark zuckerberg did say that. >> they're doing much better

with their advertising. >> let's talk about go-go and how they are selling off their mobile handsets. >> a company this bed, they make billions of revenue sometime it come down to margins. they were back in the 90's and now they still retain the patent but google does not want to compete with other cellphone makers. that is what to do the opposite. it is really a story about the up margins. the chinese company will be more relevant. they are already the biggest pc maker. it gives them a viable asset. >> let's talk about the economy growing. we had a

good the g p numbers. >> that is why i am not worried about the market. i look it easy gp numbers and even in the it conceded she could make money and there of 2 to 4%. >> the gdp was only a 4.9% but we did have a government shutdown. we had a really did disastrous start. we ended stronger, that is what wall street is spoken on. >> honda will now be exporting from the united states. >> yes, the only ankle here is that the yen was strong, the dollar was weak. it makes sense. we started bringing manufacturing jobs back. that was a part of the state of the union expresseaddress. it is nice to e

that you can still make a career working at a manufacturing plant. >> manufacturing--it is nice to see them doing that. >> if you have a question for rob you can posted on this facebook fan page. >> coming up, and rolling hills, calls, christmas trees and an air- conditioner. see what else i found in my next edition of people behaving badly. [son] she has no idea.

[man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] >> some parents in utah are outraged because their childrens' school lunches were taken away from them and thrown away. because they did not have enough money in their accounts. it happened to up to 40

elementary students at a salt lake city school. the district realized a lot of students owed money for lunches but they'd already served lunch. cafeteria workers went and took away lunches from the kids. they say they threw out the lunches because they can't be served to another student. the students were given fruit and milk instead. the parents say children shouldn't be punished for the parents' mistakes. >> (male annoucer): now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> the of contra costa county, apparently you can't find cards here. why are you laughing, this is not funny. if you drive around you can find christmas trees in bags hanging from trees. >> among this to you will

find a chair and a mattress. you may also find a paint can. the sad part is that this is all around the border where the water flows. >> to those people who tend to think that is illegal dumping is a city problem maybe you should have it drive. >> one thing i notice in this city and in the back road is that the side effects of medical marijuana. when the legal, growers are just dumping their trash pripet >> there is something of household trash and industrial dumping. the that will be people that say the dumping fees were not so high, there would be less of this. >> i disagree. there is a black market for dumping. if people are making a profit off of this. >> how? if people are hiring people and they never checked their receipts. it is out of sight, out of

mind. >> well, i have bad news, it is not out of sight. i am making sure that you know it is not out of mind. >> in contra costa county, kron 4 news stanley roberts. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. we're live in livermore this morning. a 71 year-old man has been arrested accused of molesting a child. here's a live look outside with the molesting a child. here's a live look outside with the weather. or how to find big savingsdeals on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. you'll find huge club card deals perfect for the big game. pizza's a football favorite. digiorno pizza is $3.99.

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>> welcome back. here is a view from san mateo. there were high totals of rain in concord as well as in san jose. the snow was coming down in the sierra. >> let's take it over to

storm tracker 4. we're not save any brain in the bay area. we are dry with a mixture of sun and clouds. afternoon highs you can expect plenty of the upper 50s, oakland will have a high of 57 degrees. we will see upper 50s for san rafael. we are anticipating a cooler afternoon and although we are dry right now we may see pop up showers later on in the day. we will still see snow fall in the sierra. bilateral tonight, perhaps almost 3 in. for those of your headed to tahoe. as we put the clock into motion overnight we will accumulate over 3 in.. >> we will continue to see the smoke fog for the overnight hours and we have a winter storm warnings and affect. >> here is a look ditchers 7 day around the bay. dry weather will return and

partly cloudy conditions for the weekend. sunshine will return for the next work week. mid to upper 60s by next wednesday. the time is 9:31 a.m.. >> there is another hot spot, there is a problem on 80 through vallejo. this is eastbound 80 at the exit on the portion-has only three lanes of traffic is available. chp just issued a traffic alert. it involves a big rig and a band, the person in the van is trapped. it is backing up of both directions and you can expect is into and out of vallejo. >> the other trouble spot is 11, it is a mess coming out of the lower peninsula. that crash is out of the way and the traffic alert has been issued. it is go on or

off to the shoulder. it is no longer blocking, you're ride, not a san jose is crawling into mountain view. >> snow is falling in the sierra for the first time in a long time. it is a welcoming sight for ski resorts. j.r. stone is live at squaw valley. >> they have a great conditions and i can tell you that i just spoke with a kid and he stated that he did not have schools because they are close. it turns out that it works. i want to bring their melissa, she is from squaw valley. tell me about how we are looking. >> we are looking fabulous. we have received 6 in. and

it is just wonderful to see mother nature bring in the snow. people are having tons of fun. >> you said that the good thing is that it is sticking. >> this snow is expected to stick around and we may get 13 in. by tomorrow morning. sunday, the forecast is calling for a nother round the snow. we might get snow next weekend as well. >> it is almost like they're trying to talk us out watching the super bowl into coming to the slopes. with the teams, it is also the bad idea. >> no question for me i'm want to ski instead of the super bowl. >> a lot of people that i spoke with told me that they have work, but they will be there on saturday. >> it is all as to when you

will drive because you do have chain requirements. >> no this morning. marijuana and xanax. that is what miami beach police say was in justine bieber's system when he was arrested for drag racing through a neighborhood. those test results were just released in the last hour. this is video of his arrest in miami. he was driving a rented yellow limbo. >> also, a 71 year-old man is arrested for sexually assaulting children. joining us now live with the latest

is kron 4 mike pelton. >> a 71 year-old suspect is already a convicted sex offender. he was a mauled in another incident in livermore police made their arrest back on the 23rd after they launched an investigation of the 18th. the livermore police made this announcement that in the past hour, here's a picture of the suspects. he is accused of molesting a 60 growth. police state is fed she was an acquaintance but at this point we're not sure how they knew each other. the district attorney has charged him with engaging in acts of sexual conduct with a child under 14. little more police do not believe that there other victims and because he was arrested in sunnyvale, he was booked into the santa cruz county jail. we're working to get more information from livermore police later on this morning.

>> we will be right back. coming up on kron 4 news. a longtime california lawmaker is calling it quits in washington. we will have that story. >> +, giving birth in traffic. we will have a picture of mom and baby this morning from atlanta.

>> welcome back. california congressman henry waxman say is that he will retire. he sent out a statement this morning saying that he is going to retire at the end of this session. he was elected in 1974 and served

20 terms. that is 40 years. he is considered one the most influential liberal members of the house represents a spread the 74 year-old champion to clean air and expansion of medicaid. he also helped the president of obamas healthcare over all. >> the story that is trending this morning, probably the most famous baby of the year so far, baby gracie elizabeth anderson, born amid the gridlock on the big storm in atlanta this we. when mom and dad knew they would not make it to the hospital, they called 911. >> i told them not to pull, the mother was the champ. the mother came out. >> here is a new picture of

mom and dad with the baby. we have learned some new information about this story. they're all doing fine. we also have learned that two older sisters were also in the backseat of a car. >> can you imagine to tell your children to a behave? >> congratulations! >> we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. we will have an update on the weather and traffic.

for over 60,000 california foster children, nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help make a foster child's night a little cozier. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. align welcome back. >> this is the end of the

rain. we only accumulated a little bit. storm tracker 4 shows a dry weather over the bay in fact we are already seen sunshine. satellite radar shows up this obamas going to continue to the east but the good news is that we are getting snow in the sierra nevada. >> here is a live look outside from our mount tam cam. you concede the clouds in the distance. we are actually seen a lot of sunshine. the temperatures are in the low 50's. mid to upper 50's for the afternoon. 56 degrees for concord and a little warmer in sunnyvale. >> the seven day are around the bay shows partly cloudy conditions and high pressure is building back in for next week. it will bring us plenty of sunshine and warmer weather. by tuesday into wednesday we will see upper to mid 60's.

>> we will continue to monitor to your forecast. here is a quick look get the snow bomb ski report. finally, something to report. 6 in. of new snow for squaw valley. sarah has a base of 24 and kirk wood has a base of 25. >> we have several hot spots that are lingering. lines are still blocked on highway 80. normally, it is a trouble-free commute. we have this traffic alert. the driver is trapped inside of this ban. they had one lane that is blocked. it is slow in both directions heading into and out of a vallejo. >> the other trouble spot is--there was a crash that is still wrapping up. there was an earlier crash at no.

1 01 at shoreline. take a look at the back up on northbound 101 you are back up through sunnyvale and santa clara. i want to switch over to this live shot. this is coming out a san jose. you are looking at an hour and 31 minutes from san jose to san mattel. >> russia's counter- terrorism agency says the two brothers have been arrested for allegedly helping suicide bombers who attacked the city in december. officials say that the men were arrested, the two bombings killed 34 people. russia continues to crack down on militants and tighten security run the country ahead of the winter olympics in sochi. this will begin friday, terrorist groups have all made threats against the games. >> kron4 justine waldman

spoke with the skating coach of polina edunds, the 15 year-old from san jose heading to sochi. >> anytime you are traveling to the part of the world do have to be smart and be aware. >> he wants to stay focused and bring home a medal. >> he is not worried about an attack. he told me that the u.s. olympic committee made him feel at peace. from what we have been told it is very difficult to get in this place without credentials. >> they stated that will not venture to far partly because of safety. >> he stated that they didn't have time to be a tourist. >> they do have backup plans

in case of an emergency. >> this is her fifth international event. traveling international is not a new thing for her. >> i always tell them to be smart. they're not to really be too obvious until we are at the event. >> where she practices, there is support for her everywhere. from things may with a name on it to banners that are covered with bush's. all this support is what she needs before she'd go to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. >> you have to be prepared for anything. i anticipate that we will have is a competition. >> justine waldman, kron 4 news. >> the san jose sharks from

the wrong end of nhl history last night. the first period, just an schultz scores for the oilers 1-0. the final score 3-0 oilers. the sharks' is shut off for the second game in a row. they play in calgary tonight. >> on to college basketball stanford nearly pulls off of the up said against the undefeated common no. 1 team in arizona. the warriors' andre iguodala was hanging out at the game. first--55- 53 arizona. under a minute left to score is tied at 55. nick johnson, three. for a

result of the score is now 58-55. final shot, stamford down by 3. stamford blows a seven. the coming go scoreless for almost nine minutes in the fourth quarter. final score 60-67 arizona. >>57 arizona. >> we are a getting a closer look this morning of the new downtown arena for the sacramento kings. the plan includes a grand entrance and a big window that looks inside of the are ring from the street. the kings hope to break ground for the new

are ring of this summer. >> also, once again you can catch a 4 hour of sports talk with gary radnich tonight at 9:00 p.m. after the 8:00 p.m. news. >> we will be right back.

>> trend in this morning. you have heard a part-time worker. what about part-time relationships? apparently, that is the goal of a new dating website. here is how it works. part-time love.com matches people for what they call low maintenance relationships. off before you judge, the creator says it is not setting up people for one night stands. they're filling a niche for independent people who want to make love connection was still have their own me time. this was i just went live at the start of the

year, so on till--only time will tell if there is a market out there for part- time dares. >> here is a live look from talk-show. they are expecting three to 6 in. of snow. with that, they are still having chain requirements. >> they were even talking about this being gone but maybe next week they will get a another round of snow. >> our weather is a drying out. at least a pattern is starting to change. this is all that we can ask for periods it will be cooler with highs in the low 60's. we're still looking for storms. >> they made such a big deal out a rain. >> thank you for joining us.

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